I'm sure lots of people advised the SEC soon as they saw that first BP news. BP probably did as well because you cannot put another company's name in news like that, without the other company's permission.
Not only that, ever since Katrina the media down here has zero tolerance for scams exploiting our disasters. I've been corresponding with several journalists about the pinks claiming to be involved in the oil spill cleanup. The first research I sent was to a Times-Picayune staff writer about ACLH maybe 3 weeks ago. Last I heard he was still waiting for a callback from a company representative.